All the advice I have been given has been so helpful thank you. Some wine that I had made in 2021 which was from a kit format I tried last week. I thought it was very very sweet To the point that I thought it was quite sickly..
with the new batch that I have on the go now I’m I right in...
Is there anything I can do to keep the amount of lees down in future? When you say watch the sediment, what do you actually mean? Is it if there is too much I need to filter again to remove it? Do I need to add Camden tablets again? Any help greatly appreciated, John
Hi all, just a quick update. I wracked 4 gallons of blackberry wine today with a coarse filter and added the Campden tablets. Because I hadn’t looked at the demijohns for some time and just looked at the airlocks I was surprised how much junk was inside them! Is this normal, or should I have...
You are all so very helpful on here, and I have learnt so much already just reading your replies. I think from the advice you’re giving me I need to do my second racking and add Campden tablets appropriately, & making sure I fill the demijohns to the top with likewise wine. If this is correct...
Thanks very much for the advise, and yes I have got a hydrometer already. I’m my ignorance I thought it was just a case of adding the finnings and then letting the wine calm down before bottling! I have read about Camden tablets and you mentioned sulphites which I know nothing about? What do I...
Hi my name is John and I’m from the UK. I have done a little wine making with kits in the past, but have tried making my own blackberry wine this year. I carried out initial fermentation with the berries, yeast and sugar and then moved into demijohns for the secondary fermentation. These have...
Hi my name is John and I’m from the UK. I have done a little wine making with kits in the past, but have tried making my own blackcurrant wine this year. I carried out initial fermentation with the berries, yeast and sugar and then moved into demijohns for the secondary fermentation. These have...